Wikel, West Virginia

Wikel, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wikel, West Virginia
Wikel, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°30′43″N 80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W / 37.51194; -80.64750Coordinates: 37°30′43″N 80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W / 37.51194; -80.64750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monroe
Elevation 2,178 ft (664 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555982[1]

Wikel is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Wikel is southwest of Union.

The community most likely was named after the local Wikel (or Wigal) family.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 679.


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